Agreed - this was on offer at a time when the council couldnt afford to turn jobs and development down.

They approved the Crowne Plaza and they probably wouldn't allow that now.

The problem seems to be that the pendulum has gone too far the other way and the arrogant shower in the planning dept think they can tell everyone to **** off because they are 'just clamoring' to build in the city - its still a competitive environment and they seem to have forgotten that - especially in an economic downturn

rant over - carry on !

Oh and PS it belongs on a Warrington business park - no offence to Warrington like

ssshhh, you never know who could be reading this forum. Before you know it, there will be an article in the Daily Post about Wayne the Pain launching a campaign to have this building listed, because he thinks its pseudo-quaint and it defies the laws of gravity.

ssshhh, you never know who could be reading this forum. Before you know it, there will be an article in the Daily Post about Wayne the Pain launching a campaign to have this building listed, because he thinks its pseudo-quaint and it defies the laws of gravity.

Come on it's hideous, it belongs in a backwater suburbs high street, not next to and part of one the most impressive waterfront's in Europe. I hope they replace it with something good though. I fear another bland glass box on the horizon. Get someone decent for this one.

Come on it's hideous, it belongs in a backwater suburbs high street, not next to and part of one the most impressive waterfront's in Europe. I hope they replace it with something good though. I fear another bland glass box on the horizon. Get someone decent for this one.

Would be good if the same developer could do something with the whole area, including the site at James Street. Maybe they could even build something with an archway over Red Cross Street. A hotel would be nice.

I can remember when I first saw the Halifax building going up I was actually quite excited as I thought it had something to do with the development of Chavasse park which was then a bit of grass with a footpath. Next time I was back in Liverpool and saw the completed building I realised the grim reality.

Is this where the new magistrate's court will go as has been suggested?

Seriously guys wouldn't you lot be better served campaigning for some of the historic buildings we do have, that are criminally neglected and falling apart, to be saved and restored.

Whats the point of pulling down a perfectly good building?

It's pastiche of the worst kind.It's supposed to be echo the Georgian warehouses that stood there until the 1970's,which were narrow 6 and 7 storeys.Frankly it's taking the piss,just like the other red brick warehouse type garbage nearby,the formula one,Dolby hotel. Notice these buildings are all dwarfed by the the Victorian warehouses that still exist,the mills at the back of the Formula one,the Wapping warehouse towering over the Dolby.The only new build of this type that does work to a degree is the Staybridge Hotel over the road,at least the scale and massing is right.

Any number of the fine archtecture we are at risk of loosing STILL lying dormant and falling apart is offensive.

The "dolls house" is certainly not. In fact I find it less offensive than a number of buildings along the strand. I can't understand why that particular building is highlighted when Kingston House looks like a crack den and is virtually next door to it!

Kingston house might be run down but at least it the right size. The Halifax building is cheap, unambitious crap, and in a couple of years it'll be between Mann Island, whatever gets developed on the Kingston House site (example below) and One Park West. Its going to look even more stupid.